Color additive (white pigment)

Titanium dioxide

Also known as: E171, TiO2, TiO2 (dioxide), CI 77891, Titanium(IV) oxide, Titania

Titanium dioxide is a bright white inorganic pigment (food-additive code E171) used to whiten and opacify foods such as candies, chewing gum, frosting, sauces, and supplement coatings. It is also widely used in cosmetics, paints, and sunscreens.

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Warning

The European Commission has just banned titanium dioxide/TiO2 (also known as E171) as a food additive ... EFSA does not rule out genotoxicity concerns, meaning that there is a possibility that the use of titanium dioxide as food additive might cause DNA or chromosomal damage.

The European Commission banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive in the EU (Regulation (EU) 2022/63), citing EFSA's inability to rule out genotoxicity; use was prohibited from February 2022 with sell-through to August 2022.

Tier 1 · RegulatoryEUEuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE)· 2022-01-18

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